WorthPlaying writes: "My expectations were set fairly low for Garfield Gets Real for the DS, and they were certainly met. Garfield Gets Real is a prime example of a licensed title that barely manages to make any remarkable use of the license involved, and it's certainly not something I'd suggest anyone pick up and play, regardless of age or casual/hardcore sensibilities. We like to think that developers don't set out to make a bad game, and that outside circumstances often create a less-than-ideal experience, and I certainly hope that's the case here. Otherwise, the developers behind this mess might have some explaining to do."
Tech-Gaming writes: "Garfield Gets Real is a game without an audience. Youngsters might find some amusement in the game's introductory stages, before finding game-quitting frustration later. Adults will probably have little interest in the main character, and disinterested in the simplistic game mechanics. Garfield fans looks for a respectable rendition of famous feline would be better served looking for a copy of Garfield's Nightmare".
GameZone writes: "Some decent variety in the mechanics and a fairly amusing premise aren't enough to save Garfield Gets Real from its monotonous and absurd level design. Very young devotees may find it a briefly amusing adventure, but this really feels more like an advertisement that someone is expecting you to pay money for".
Diehard GameFAN writes: "Sometimes in life you encounter the very best of something. A piece of perfectly cooked carnitas, a song performed so sublimely it sticks with you for the rest of your days, a sunset that makes all other sunsets look like cheap imitations. Then there are the times you get a green potato chip, your favorite baseball team gets blown out at home, you lose your job and you hate yourself too much to bear going on.
This game is worse than all of that.
If I were playing this game with one hand and holding an implement with which to blind myself in the other, there is a significant chance I would do so to save myself from the pain that is Garfield Gets Real. Take that as you may".
